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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Mitchell II (B-25) |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | HD319 |
| MSN: | 100-24112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 miles east of Whistler, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Boundery Bay, BC |
Mitchell HD319. Issued on 9 March 1944 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit RCAF at RCAF Boundary Bay, BC.
Reported missing on Trg operations /routine navigation flight. 14/07/1944.
Later found to have struck the side of Skihist Mountain (about 40 miles east of Whistler, BC), at the 700 foot level. Wreckage field suggested the aircraft struck high ground at high speed, and the pilot's seat was probably occupied when it crashed.
Crew: 4x RAFVR all killed
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 18 July 1944, p4
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_HB207_HH560_detailed.html
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2017 19:45 | TB | Added |
| 27-Dec-2017 20:32 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2024 12:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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